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Fixed-Income ETFs: Pricing, Tech Evolve in This Rapidly Growing Space
The fixed-income ETF market is not yet 15 years old, but since 2007 the space has grown exponentially as institutional investors have taken notice of these increasingly liquid products. Anthony Malakian explores the reasons behind the interest in fixed…
Vanguard CIO John Marcante: The Big Leap
The March 2015 Waters Profile
In Swaps Market, Industry Members Agree: Anonymity Rules
A TabbForum panel looked at anonymity in the swaps market.
The Big Deal with BYOD
The journey of BYOD policies in financial services
Waters USA 2014: Top Fear for 2015? Cyber in a Landslide
Impromptu C-level survey reveals anxiety about internal, external vulnerabilities
Waters USA 2014 C-Level Panel: Measuring Tech's Cost—While It's Under Siege
Tech & ops chiefs say budget cuts, cyber threats to continue in 2015
Can Alternative Providers Disrupt Index Inertia?
Though there are almost a hundred mainstream index providers in the industry today, the market remains dominated by a small and elite group of providers—MSCI, S&P Dow Jones Indices, Russell Indexes and FTSE Group. With the industry clamoring for change…
The Rise and Rise of HTML5
Thanks to enhanced browser functionality and an explosion of open-source tools, HTML5 is supplanting Microsoft Silverlight and Adobe Flash as the go-to language for trading application development and mobile functionality. While roadblocks still exist,…
Emerging Technologies: The Risks and the Rewards
In the final part of this five-part feature on emerging technologies in the capital markets, we look at the risks and the rewards associated with adopting and implementing such technologies, and how to go about striking that delicate balance between…
Emerging Technologies and Avoiding Analysis Paralysis
In part four of this five-part series on emerging technologies in the capital markets, based on a recent virtual roundtable, we look at the challenges facing CIOs when it comes to evaluating emerging technologies, and typically how they go about making…
Assessing the Implementation Challenges Associated with Emerging Technologies
In parts one and two of this five-part feature, we looked at the the technologies that typically fall under the "emerging technologies" moniker, and the operational benefits of deploying such technologies. In this section, we look at the complexities and…
Measuring the Operational Benefits of Embracing Emerging Technologies
In part two of this five-part feature on emerging technologies, participants discuss the business and operational opportunities around embracing emerging technologies, specifically the reduced cost and speed to market offered by on-demand consumption of…
We'll Connect to Only Five or Six SEFs, Say Buy-Siders
If the two buy-side representatives from a Tabb Group conference panel are typical, then firms are not interested in connecting to all 22 swap execution facilities (SEF) on the market. Speakers from Babson Capital Management and Vanguard Group said they…
Interactive Data Tackles ETF Uncertainty With Vanguard Deal
Last month, Interactive Data announced a deal with Vanguard Asset Management, supporting the firm's European-domiciled exchange-traded fund (ETF) activities with indicative net-asset value (iNAV) calculations.
Inventing the New Thing Is the New Thing
Innovation is like vacation—people spend more time talking about the amazing places they’re going than they spend actually getting there. There isn’t a company worth its salt where innovation is not part of its agenda, although its application varies…
Liquidity Aggregation Through FCMs Appealing, But Info Leakage a Question
Even as the estimated number of swap execution facilities (SEFs) drops, fragmentation is still predicted to become an issue in the world of centrally cleared swaps. There is therefore room in the market for an aggregation service, to source liquidity…
Exponential Growth in Benchmark Data
Greater competition among benchmark data providers, along with a willingness to look at other industries' data management practices, could spur innovation in financial reference data management
Vanguard's Benchmark Shift Influencing Others
Vanguard Group's switch away from MSCI benchmarks due to their cost could change how other benchmark and index data users think about where they go for the data, according to a consultancy serving 200 member firms
BBH Launches 5 European Vanguard ETFs with Web Servicing Platform
The ETFs, listed on the London Stock Exchange, will be backed by a newly-developed Authorized Participant Exchange.